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The Ancient Parish of HOVINGHAM

[Transcribed information from the early 1820s]

"HOVINGHAM, a parish in the wapentake of Rydale; 7 miles S. of Kirkbymoorside. (the seat of Edward Worsley, Esq.) The church is dedicated to All Saints (see Churches for photograph); and the living is a perpetual curacy, of which the Earl of Carlisle, is the patron, and the Rev. Robert Freer, the incumbent; there is here also a Methodist chapel. Population, 649." (There is further information for Hovingham).

Information on the following places in this Parish is contained on a supplementary page.

Airyholme Baxtonhowe Coulton Fryton Howthorpe

Scackleton South Holme Standmire Wath Wool Knoll

Churches

• Here are photographs of Churches etc. in the parish:
  • All Saints' Church, Hovingham.
    • Internal view looking down the nave
    • The font
  • All Saints' Church, Hovingham in springtime.
  • The Church of St. George the Martyr, Scackleton.
  • The ex-Methodist Chapel, Scackleton, now a private dwelling.
• The following Churches have their own websites:
  • All Saints' Church, Hovingham
  • The Church of St. George the Martyr, Scackleton

Church Records

• The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Parish of Hovingham.

Community Websites

• Hovingham

Directories

• Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in Baines's Directory of 1823.
• Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in White's Directory of 1840.
• Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in Bulmers Directory of 1890.

Gazetteers

• There is further information about this parish from National Gazetteer 1868 Yorkshire extracts.
• There is further information about this parish from Bulmer's 1890 History and Directory of the North Riding.

Maps

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• For a more detailed map of the parishes in the riding please see the Yorkshire parish maps page.
• For a more detailed map of the county please see the Yorkshire map page.
• Here is a map showing the wapentakes for the county.
• View maps of Hovingham and places within the boundaries of its ancient parish.

Memorial Inscriptions

• A transcription of the War Memorial Plaque in All Saints Church, Hovingham.
• A transcription of the War Memorial in the Churchyard at Hovingham.

Societies

• This parish is covered (or partly covered) by the following Societies:
  • The City of York and District FHS
  • The Ryedale Family History Group